A hardware problem, power failure, or software problem can cause this program to terminate unexpectedly. If this happens, you can restore the drawing files that were open.
If the program fails, you can save your current work to a different file. This file uses the format, DrawingFileName_recover.dwg, where DrawingFileName is the file name of your current drawing.
After a program or system failure, the Files Recovered dialog box opens the next time you start AutoCAD.
The Files Recovered dialog box displays a list of all drawing files that were open, including the following drawing file types:
After a program or system failure, the Files Recovered dialog box opens the next time you start the application. The Files Recovered dialog box displays a list of all drawing files that were open, including:
For each drawing, you can open and choose from the following files if they exist:
If you close the Files Recovered dialog box before resolving all affected drawings, you can reopen the dialog box at a later time with the DRAWINGRECOVERY command.
If the program encounters a problem and closes unexpectedly, you can send an error report to help Autodesk diagnose problems with the software. The error report includes information about the state of your system at the time the error occurred. You can also add other information, such as what you were doing at the time of the error. The REPORTERROR system variable controls whether error-reporting is enabled.